Selectable vehicle creep

A control system for enabling deactivation of vehicle creep in a vehicle with an engine and an electric machine, the control system comprising one or more controllers, wherein the control system is configured to:

• enable vehicle creep comprising requesting drive torque from the electric machine so that wheel drive torque can reach a first value greater than zero without a driver load request and without a brake request;
• monitor for a vehicle creep deactivation signal;
• and
• in response to the vehicle creep deactivation signal, inhibit vehicle creep comprising not requesting the drive torque from the electric machine so that wheel drive torque cannot reach the first value without a driver load request.

A method of enabling deactivation of vehicle creep in a vehicle with an engine, the method comprising:

• enabling vehicle creep so that wheel drive torque can reach a first value greater than zero without a driver load request and without a brake request, wherein enabling vehicle creep comprises the engine being active while connected to a vehicle wheel;
• monitoring for a vehicle creep deactivation signal;
• and
• in response to the vehicle creep deactivation signal, inhibiting vehicle creep so that wheel drive torque cannot reach the first value without a driver load request, and wherein inhibiting vehicle creep comprises causing disconnection of the engine, at least in part, from the vehicle wheel.